Expertise in plastics

We offer a set of analyses for identification, quantification, and particle size distribution of microplastics.  

Recycling into high-value products require knowledge about your ingoing feedstock as well as the output products from your selected recycling process. We have the tools and the expertise to both obtain and make use of that knowledge.

At RISE you can validate your feedstock, solvent system or catalyst for depolymerisation. Recycling through depolymerisation enables a new lifecycle also for partly degraded or mixed materials.

Dissolution allows recycling, purification and separation of biological as well as synthetic polymers. Through dissolution, plastic feedstock may be separated from hazardous substances which makes them suitable for mechanical recycling. With the same method cotton, wood pulp, or wool may be dissolv…

We can perform all common tests and analyses on rubber materials and products as well as customized tests for special areas.

We have very good knowledge about chemical and physical properties of polymers and plastics. We perform material characterisation on plastics, fibers, coatings, adhesives and rubber materials byg DSC, TGA, FTIR and DMTA Failure anlyses are often occurring.

Mechanical properties of plastics are crucial to the function of the material in different applications. The properties will show if the choice of material, composition and parameters during processing have been successful. Testing of mechanical properties is an important part of the development a…

For a successful market introduction of new materials and products, a solid knowledge of function as well as safety and environmental performance is required today. The demand for labels and certificates that verify sustainability and circularity is increasing from both customers and regulations.

All types of materials degrade over time, not only depending on the material itself but also on the surrounding environment, where durability can be defined as the ability to remain unchanged for a long time. We evaluate long-term sustainability in the form of durability of polymeric materials and …

Chemical recycling complements the mechanical recycling of plastics, textiles and glass/carbon fiber composites. Through chemical recycling mixed, aged and End-of-Life plastic streams may be recycled. This enables our already used plastic materials to enter a new life in a secondary product.

Plastic recycling contributes to circular material utilization and reduced oil dependence, prerequisites for a sustainable future and for Sweden to reach the goal of no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045 at the latest. Today, too little material is recycled from collected plastic waste, whic…

RISE helps to close the loop for polymer flows that are rejected from mechanical recycling by converting them into new raw materials.